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	Thomas Seckford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was educated at Cambridge and in 1540 entered Gray's Inn, Thomas became one of Queen Elizabeth I’s two Masters in Ordinary of the Court of Requests which dealt with poor men’s causes.
		Elizabeth is known to have held court at the Seckford family seat, Seckford Hall.
		In 1574 Thomas commissioned Christopher Saxton to survey all the English counties and produce an atlas of the realm.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_Seckford (362 words)

	GedBrowser
		The L20 each, to Anthony, Henry and James to bepaid by eldest son, Thomas Sherman, "parcell of five score pounds wch heoweth me." To William, Robert, Pettrice, Margaret and M arie Sherman, sonsand daughters of Anthony Sherman, and unto Brigett and Marie Sherman,daught ers of James Sherman, 60 pounds, at 20 years of age.
		To Thomas my son at twenty two years, four quarters of barley and a cow.To Margery my daughte r at the age of twenty two years, eight combs ofbarley and a cow.
		Thomas Jermyn of Rushbrooke and othersbeing feoffees of tru st to my use in all above named tenements and lands,as well free and bond with all their prem ises, make estate and surrenderof the same when they shall be required, according to this m y lasttestament and will.
	www.genealogyheaven.150m.com /gen1/g077.html (5564 words)

	Thomas Seckford - Visit Woodbridge
		In 1559 Seckford was made Surveyor of the Court of Wards and Liveries; working with Cecil to whom he was now related by marriage, Seckford and Cecil had sway over some of the largest estates in the kingdom.
		Despite Seckford's commitment to the law he remained a Suffolk man pursuing a parliamentary career as elected member for Ipswich from 1559 and purchasing land and property throughout the east of the county as well as in Essex and Clerkenwell.
		Seckford Hall had been left to his older brother so Thomas purchased his own manor house, now the Abbey School in Woodbridge, as well as a very prestigious property in Ipswich and even had a home built on his land in Clerkenwell.
	www.visit-woodbridge.co.uk /thomas_seckford.php (780 words)

	Seckford Hall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Seckford Hall is a Tudor period house in Seckford Hall Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk at Grid reference TM252483.
		In the same road are Seckford Golf Club and Seckford Farm.
		The Hall was the family home of Thomas Seckford and is now a luxury hotel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seckford_Hall (84 words)

	Entire Family - pafg64 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Thomas Butter was born 1500 in Dedham, Essex, England.
		Thomas Jermyn of Rushbrooke and others being feoffees of trust to my use in all above named tenements and lands, as well free and bond with all their premises, make estate and surrender of the same when they shall be required, according to this my last testament and will.
		Thomas Sherman was born 1490 and died Nov 16 1551.
	www.fortunecity.com /millenium/sat/426/ged/entire1/pafg64.htm (6615 words)

	Thomas Churchyard - The Suffolk Artist
		It was built by Thomas Seckford, a lawyer, a member of Parliament & a major benefactor.
		The Churchyard daughters were much indebted to the Seckford Charity after their father’s death in 1865.
		Provenance: From an album made by Thomas Churchyard for Emma Churchyard, passing on her death in 1878 to Bessie, then in 1913 to Harriet.
	www.thomaschurchyard.co.uk /paintings/34.asp (149 words)

	WINGFIELD
		In Dec 1371, after Thomas De Vere's death, the widowed Countess Maud, feeling too weak to travel, named Sir William as one of her attorneys to sue in Chancery for her dower lands.
		Sir Thomas made his will, 17 Jul 1378, wherein he directs, that he be buried in the choir of that priory, and that the sum of £46.
		He devises to his, amongst other bequests, twelve silver spoons and six pieces of plate, inscribed with the coat armour of Brews, on condition that those articles should not be sold or alienated, but remain with his heirs for ever.
	www.tudorplace.com.ar /WINGFIELD.htm (3230 words)

	Culture - The Lifestyle Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Their desire for a small, intimate wedding was accommodated in a beautiful sixteenth century manor house once owned by Thomas Seckford, a local lawyer who rose to power during the reign of Mary Tudor.
		Later, when Elizabeth first came to the throne, Seckford entertained her and her large entourage when the Queen made her annual progress out of London during the plague-ridden summers.
		Seckford's home with its 32 bedrooms, paneled walls, stone fireplaces and oak beams, now offers the same amenities to the traveling public.
	www.culture-mag.com /01_spring/amid_english_roses.htm (197 words)

	Walking around Woodbridge
		Built at the behest of Thomas Seckford, who used it for court sessions, its exterior was meticulously renovated in 2004.
		Beyond the Fen Meadow, once home to fairs and occasional circuses are the Seckford Almshouses which were substantially improved in the mid 1800s to include an hospital and chapel and the laying out of terraced gardens, the grounds enclosed by magnificent iron palisading and two sets of iron gates bearing the arms of Thomas Seckford.
		Thomas Seckford built his own chapel north of the chancel where lay his tomb, that is until the Victorians purchased a new organ and the tomb was moved.
	www.visit-woodbridge.co.uk /town_trail.php (1540 words)

	Research of D. G. Weymouth
		Thomas Stratton, gentleman, son and heir of John, died 29th of Elizabeth, 1596.
		Thomas Stratton, only son and heir of John and Cicely Stratton of Shotley, Suffolk, and Dedham, Essex, gentleman, born 1546, buried June 1, 1596.
		Thomas Lothrop attested in Salem court 2: 10m: 1670 that this was the last will of John Thorndike.
	www.weymouthtech.com /Genealogy/ps01/ps01_170.htm (3825 words)

	Christopher Saxton's Atlas of England and Wales
		Saxton came to London at an unknown date and was chosen by Thomas Seckford to survey and map the counties of England and Wales.
		A court official, Seckford worked closely with William Cecil, Lord Burghley, who was possibly behind both Rudd's and Saxton's mapping projects; he certainly had a keen appreciation of the political value of maps, making his own sketches of politically sensitive areas such as the Anglo-Scottish borders.
		It is Seckford, however, who is generally thought to have financed the undertaking.
	special.lib.gla.ac.uk /exhibns/month/june2002.html (1606 words)

	The Seckford Foundation - Home
		The Seckford Foundation excels in the education and care of the young and elderly in an area surrounding the town of Woodbridge, Suffolk.
		Originally founded in the 16th century with an endowment from an Elizabethan lawyer, Thomas Seckford, throughout its history the Foundation has been committed to creating a role that looks forward to the future.
		The Governors of the Seckford Foundation are committed to ongoing excellence in education and care.
	www.seckford-foundation.org.uk (316 words)

	Dedham: Manors and other estates \| British History Online
		Frances had apparently married Thomas Josselin by 1561, but the manor was held by John Wood in 1563, and John Lufkin in 1565.
		49) Thomas Sanford and Margaret his wife held a court in 1571, but Thomas Lufkin, probably a relative of John, held his first court in 1573.
		Humphrey Seckford, William Glover, and others who held courts between 1587-8 and 1601-2 were probably trustees for Charles Seckford and his son Thomas: P.R.O., DL 30/60/742, 745.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=15219 (2668 words)

	Pakenham 2 Genealogy
		Thomas Cuff, married Mary Caulfield, dau of Thomas and Anne (Moore) Caulfield of Donamon.
		Parents: 2nd son of Thomas and Margaret (de la Launde) Berkeley Married: Margaret dau of Sir John Horrington Issue of Sir Maurice and Margaret Berkeley: 1/1.
		THOMAS, LORD BERKELEY KO26/11011777 Parents: Maurice and Alice de Berkeley Married: Joane, dau and heir to Sir Ralph de Gower, Lord of Wotton.
	www.antonymaitland.com /pakham02.htm (4404 words)

	map class Saxton 1575
		The 1575 map carries the royal arms, of Elizabeth I, and the coat of arms of Thomas Seckford with his motto 'Pestis Patria Pigrities' -- 'idleness is the plague of the country'; there are no roads and no hundreds.
		The survey for the Hampshire map was done with the patronage of Thomas Seckford, Master of Requests to Elizabeth I; it is thus an officially sponsored map, one of a series for the whole country.
		The map sheets were published in various impressions with different watermarks in the paper; watermarks of a bunch of grapes are thought to be the earliest, perhaps as early as 1565, crossed arrows about 1588, kneeling saint with a cross after 1600.
	www.geog.port.ac.uk /webmap/hantscat/html/hmap0217.htm (665 words)

	Hotels and Restaurants Suffolk UK
		Both buildings seem to have been the work of the Seckford family; the former most likely built by Thomas Seckford, the latter by his son, also called Thomas, but known more fully as Thomas the Settler having sold the outlying manor of Hackford and consolidated his Suffolk estates.
		Seckford Hall’s wedding menu offers a selection of 14 starters, a wide range of main courses that includes several vegetarian options and 14 different desserts.
		At Seckford Hall Hotel, just outside Woodbridge, Sonia Colchester who plans and co-ordinates all the weddings at the Hall, commented that 2 nd marriages were becoming more usual and that the bride and groom wanted to celebrate in the same way as if it was their first time around.
	www.seckford.co.uk /news.html (3955 words)

	The Newberry Library: Smith Center Publications
		This early period of his life remains obscure, but it appears that Saxton’s own patron, Thomas Seckford, acted on behalf of the mighty Lord Burghley, who for military and fiscal considerations needed an accurate map of the realm.
		As the maps were drawn, they were engraved, printed (with a copy to Lord Burghley), and published in separate sheets, beginning with the counties of Norfolk and Oxfordshire in 1574.
		The map has no coordinates and bears, below Seckford’s arms in the lower right, his early motto of “pestis patriae pigricies” (“sloth is the bane of the country”).
	www.newberry.org /smith/slidesets/ss03.html (989 words)

	Wingfield Family Society
		Thomas Wingfield was brother of the Black Prince’s Chief of Staff, Sir John Wingfield of Wingfield Hall and College and both brothers fought at Crecy in 1346 [Wrottesley, Staffs, II, 33,38].
		This was Thomas Wingfield IV (of the Alderton (Shropshire) Line, a cadet line of Onslow), 1750-?1812, who was an Esquire to the great Lord Clive of India from, it appears 1764, when Lord Clive was installed here as a Knight of the Bath (and Thomas Wingfield was 14).
		Thomas Winfield [sic] in charge of the Chapel of Aughton (Lancashire); and in 1808-15 he was the vicar at Halton (Lancashire) near Lancaster.
	www.wingfield.org /frontpage.htm (11039 words)

	Woodbridge Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Seckford Hall is now a hotel and country club but was once the home of Thomas Seckford, a statesman of the Tudor period.
		The town owes much to its connection with Seckford, he founded a great charity, devoted to the maintenance of an Endowed School, a Library and a Hospital, and he presented to the town its Shire Hall, standing in the centre of Market Hill.
		Opposite Seckford Hall turn right up the sandy track, marked as a Public Footpath, and, where the track turns left into the farm yard, continue straight on along a field edge path to the right of Wood Barn Cottages.
	www.btinternet.com /~anderton/railway/woodbridge.htm (1234 words)

	Photos of Woodbridge Suffolk
		Thomas Seckford was Woodbridge’s most influential citizen and greatest benefactor, rising to power in the reign of Mary Tudor.
		On 23 May 1587, Woodbridge benefitted from Seckford’s success as a merchant, when he endowed the Seckford Almshouse with property in Clerkenwell, London.
		Thomas Seckford died in 1587 and was buried in St. Mary’s Parish church but his charity still benefits Woodbridge, 400 years after his death.
	www.woodbridgesuffolk.info /Woodbridge/history.htm (1596 words)

	Near Woodbridge. Bed and breakfast accommodation near Woodbridge Suffolk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Adjacent to the quayside is the Riverside Theatre and cinema, and not far away is the railway station and the swimming pool.
		This bequest set up by Thomas Seckford (1515 – 1587), who was Master of The Court of Requests during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, has made possible Woodbridge School, The Almshouses The Dispensary and continues to provide benefit as a charitable foundation to the current day.
		Also of interest is The Shire Hall, commissioned by Thomas Seckford around 1575 in the Flemish style, which stands in the centre of market hill, is now the home of The Suffolk Horse Museum.
	www.sleepysuffolk.co.uk /Woodbridge.htm (571 words)

	felton1
		(A) Thomas Felton of Playford, Suffolk (a 1512)
		We suspect that this refers to the Constance who married Thomas de Fauconberg, son of Walter, and is shown by TCP (Fauconberge) as dau "most probably, of John de Felton (yr.
		It is understandable that the following Sir John, presumably one of the heirs of William of Edlingham, could have been identified as his son rather than a younger brother or (perhaps more likely given the dates) nephew.
	www.stirnet.com /html/genie/british/ff/felton1.htm (773 words)

	EBORACENSIS Comitatus
		Illustrating the increasing use of maps in government matters, Lord Burghley, Elizabeth I’s Secretary of State, who had been determined to have England and Wales mapped in detail from the 1550s, selected the cartographer Christopher Saxton to produce a detailed and consistent survey of the country.
		The financier of the project was Thomas Seckford Master of Requests at the Court of Elizabeth I, whose arms appear, along with the royal crest, on each map.
		The strap work cartouche is mounted by the Elizabethan coat of arms and the Seckford arms of appear in the bottom left corner.
	www.collectbritain.co.uk /personalisation/object.cfm?uid=001LAN000000889U00027000 (331 words)

	Rotary Meeting Places 13 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The bequest of a notable Thomas Seckford has helped to mould the character and development of the town.
		The Priory was suppressed in 1537 and the building leased to Sir Anthony Wingfield who used some of the building materials for the construction of his new Manor House on the site.
		Sir John died in 1564 and, on the death of his widow, the Manor House reverted to the Crown and was then sold to Thomas Seckford for £764.8s.4p.
	www.keme.net /~g-howell/meet13.htm (622 words)

	About Woodbridge Suffolk UK
		A description of Woodbridge would not be complete without the inclusion of Thomas Seckford (1515-1587), Master of the Court of Requests in the time of Queen Elizabeth 1.
		This is now responsible for Woodbridge School, the Seckford Almshouses and other charitable work.
		Buildings also associated with Seckford are The Abbey, now part of Woodbridge School and the Shire Hall in the centre of the Market Hill.
	www.woodbridgerotary.org.uk /about_woodbridge.htm (567 words)

	Shermans of Dedham to America
		One born in Yaxley, Suffolk to Thomas 3 and another born of unknown parents and who is found in Dedham and Colchester, Essex.
		In a deposition dated Oct. 11, 1574 at Dedham (Manor Ct. dispute about land between Sir Thomas Seckford, Lord of the Manor of Overhall and Netherhall, and Forth, the defendant.
		Seckford financed the surveys for maps of England; knighted by Elizabeth for this service); Henry stated he was age 62 "or there abouts", and had lived in Dedham 40 years.
	members.aol.com /thanesherm/shermandedham02.htm (4517 words)

	John Drury Rare Books Stock Selection - 14142 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Scheme for the management and regulation of the charity of Seckford Hospital, and the Grammar School, at Woodbridge, in the county of Suffolk, and for the application of the incomes thereof.
		A completely revised set of rules and regulations for one of the oldest charities in Suffolk which had been originally endowed in the 16th century by Thomas Seckford [1515?-1588], a distinguished lawyer and Member of Parliament.
		The new rules defined the legal and administrative management procedures, the specific running of the Seckford almshouses, medical relief, educational grants, the public pump or drinking fountain, lending library for the poor, apprenticeships and the Woodbridge grammar school.
	www.btinternet.com /~johndrury/stock/14142.htm (185 words)

	Woodbridge School - Senior School - Community Service
		The Thomas Wolsey School in Ipswich teaches pupils aged 4-19 with moderate to severe physical and associated learning difficulties.
		Thomas Seckford’s London property in Clerkenwell has established a link with the Bridge School (formerly Rosemary Special School), which caters for young people with severe or profound learning difficulties.
		Exactly 100 miles in length, it was some years ago the brainchild of the Headmaster (who has yet to complete it).
	www.woodbridge.suffolk.sch.uk /senior_school/community_service.html?page=senior_activities (256 words)

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